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diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst index 768da3df64..ddc5d4f78c 100644 --- a/README.rst +++ b/README.rst @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Installing prerequisites on Ubuntu or Debian:: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential python2.7-dev libffi-dev \ python-pip python-setuptools sqlite3 \ - libssl-dev + libssl-dev python-virtualenv libjpeg-dev Installing prerequisites on Mac OS X:: @@ -103,19 +103,12 @@ Installing prerequisites on Mac OS X:: To install the synapse homeserver run:: - $ pip install --user --process-dependency-links https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master + $ virutalenv ~/.synapse + $ source ~/.synapse/bin/activate + $ pip install --process-dependency-links https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/tarball/master -This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into -``$HOME/.local/lib/`` on Linux or ``$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/lib/`` on OSX. - -Your python may not give priority to locally installed libraries over system -libraries, in which case you must add your local packages to your python path:: - - $ # on Linux: - $ export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/.local/lib/python2.7/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH - - $ # on OSX: - $ export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/Library/Python/2.7/lib/python/site-packages:$PYTHONPATH +This installs synapse, along with the libraries it uses, into a virtual +environment under ``synapse``. For reliable VoIP calls to be routed via this homeserver, you MUST configure a TURN server. See docs/turn-howto.rst for details. @@ -182,23 +175,13 @@ Running Your Homeserver To actually run your new homeserver, pick a working directory for Synapse to run (e.g. ``~/.synapse``), and:: - $ mkdir ~/.synapse $ cd ~/.synapse - - $ # on Linux - $ ~/.local/bin/synctl start - - $ # on OSX - $ ~/Library/Python/2.7/bin/synctl start + $ ./bin/activate + $ synctl start Troubleshooting Running ----------------------- -If ``synctl`` fails with ``pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound`` errors you may -need a newer version of setuptools than that provided by your OS.:: - - $ sudo pip install setuptools --upgrade - If synapse fails with ``missing "sodium.h"`` crypto errors, you may need to manually upgrade PyNaCL, as synapse uses NaCl (http://nacl.cr.yp.to/) for encryption and digital signatures. @@ -225,13 +208,15 @@ directory of your choice:: $ cd synapse The homeserver has a number of external dependencies, that are easiest -to install by making setup.py do so, in --user mode:: +to install using pip and a virtualenv:: - $ python setup.py develop --user + $ virtualenv env + $ env/bin/activate + $ python synapse/dependencies | xargs -i pip install + $ pip install setuptools_trial mock -This will run a process of downloading and installing into your -user's .local/lib directory all of the required dependencies that are -missing. +This will run a process of downloading and installing all the needed +dependencies into a virtual env. Once this is done, you may wish to run the homeserver's unit tests, to check that everything is installed as it should be:: |